re: Bolton on Biden on Ukraine

Is there something novel about economic pressure?

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Is there something novel about economic pressure?

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Of course not. But unless you want to start bombing Russian troops, this was always our most powerful weapon. But the threat of sanctions was never going to deter Putin. He considered that the sanctions wouldn’t hurt or that the West wouldn’t be united.

What we have seen since the invasion is that America has worked very efficiently with the Europeans to reach agreement on sanctions that are nearly worldwide in scope. All this went down in what, three days?

This has been an impressive display of power by America and the western allies.

Takes time, my friend. Wars are not won or lost in a day.